🌱 How a $100,000 lake loan could affect Springfield’s future

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• How a $100,000 lake loan could affect Springfield’s future

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy with a snow shower, with a high of 32 and low of 8 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Partly sunny; breezy, colder, temps: high: 22, low: 9.
• Saturday: A few afternoon flurries, with a high of 26 and low of 17 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Notice of Public Hearing (springfieldnh.org) — Springfield residents are invited to a public hearing on Monday, January 12, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. about a proposed $100,000 forgivable loan to fund a watershed plan for Kolelemook Lake. The meeting will be held in the Protectworth Room at the Springfield Town Office, and the draft warrant article is available now at the town office and on the town website.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Sunapee Middle High School BKB G MS Away Kearsarge Regional Middle School
  Sunapee Middle High School , 32 Gile Pond Rd , North Sutton
  4:00 pm
• Sunapee Middle High School BKB B MS Away Kearsarge Regional Middle School
  Sunapee Middle High School , 32 Gile Pond Rd , North Sutton
  5:15 pm
• Club and Groomer Meeting / Holiday Potluck
  Hoptimystic Brewing - Enfield , 59 Main St , Enfield
  6:00 pm
• Croydon Ladies Auxiliary Bingo in Claremont
  Croydon Ladies Auxiliary Bingo , 183 Plains Rd , Claremont
  6:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Sunapee Sound Project Presents Open Mic/Kareoke
  Hoptimystic Brewing , 31 River Rd , Sunapee
  6:00 pm
• Holiday Cookie Decorating Workshop #1
  Coop Food Store—Lebanon , 12 Centerra Pkwy , Lebanon
  6:00 pm
• Open Mic Comedy at BrightSide Brewing
  Bright Side Brewing , 5 Airpark Rd Ste. 5 , West Lebanon
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Sunapee Village Christmas
  Sunapee Harbor Cottages , 4 Lake Ave , Sunapee
  1:00 pm
• Winter Concert
  Kearsarge Regional High School , 457 N Rd , North Sutton
  2:00 pm
• Hoptimystic Brewing Craft Brewery Bow, NH 03304 and Sunapee Harbor , NH
  Hoptimystic Brewing , 31 River Rd , Sunapee
  5:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• The Prom School Edition
  New London Barn Playhouse , 84 Main St , New London
  2:00 pm
• Court of Pages
  Newbury Library , 933 Route 103 , Newbury
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Newport School District posted a job opening for JV Girls Basketball Coach in Newport. Apply here.
• The Timken Company posted a job opening for Grind Operator in Lebanon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

New London

• Celebrate the season with NHPR's 2025 holiday lineup (nhpr.org)
• Betty Whittemore (concordmonitor.com)

Grafton

• Grafton Police: Pay Parking Fines with Food Donations (gmtoday.com)
• Cancer trial on dogs at Grafton veterinary school could benefit humans (telegram.com)

Sunapee

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